Online Dating Sites And Etiquette

[Miss Diva]

Ok so I am also seeking like minded individuals who like to stroll in the park, romatic movies, blah blah blah. I have a specific profile in terms of age group and attachment (I don't want to be a third wheel). So when these yahoos send me a note and they do not fit my profile do I have to answer them back or can I hit the delete button. Part of me wants to be polite and the other parts is thinking "learn to read'.

So what should be the proper etiquette.

thanks

 

[canadiancutie]

Ok so I am also seeking like minded individuals who like to stroll in the park, romatic movies, blah blah blah. I have a specific profile in terms of age group and attachment (I don't want to be a third wheel). So when these yahoos send me a note and they do not fit my profile do I have to answer them back or can I hit the delete button. Part of me wants to be polite and the other parts is thinking "learn to read'.

So what should be the proper etiquette.

thanks

you should have them destroyed

 

[Private_Label]

Ok so I am also seeking like minded individuals who like to stroll in the park, romatic movies, blah blah blah. I have a specific profile in terms of age group and attachment (I don't want to be a third wheel). So when these yahoos send me a note and they do not fit my profile do I have to answer them back or can I hit the delete button. Part of me wants to be polite and the other parts is thinking "learn to read'.

So what should be the proper etiquette.

thanks

I usually say, "Thanks for taking the time to contact me. I'm so sorry, but you are not quite what I am seeking at this time. Good luck on your search for (_____)."

It never hurts to practice being polite. If they continue to pester you, then you get out the fire extinguisher and hose them down.

 

[canadiancutie]

Politeness is overrated. The illiterate shouldn't be allowed on computers unless they're on one of those learn to read things. If they can't read your personal ad and still feel the need to respond, may death fall upon them.

 

[catalina_francisco]

LOL, I can empathise..we advertise for single male submissives (in detail) and get responses from couples and Dominants. Sheesh, thank goodness the bright male subs respond too. My policy is to be polite unless they are really stupid or persistent.....F's is to delete without another thought.

Catalina

 

[Private_Label]

Politeness is overrated. The illiterate shouldn't be allowed on computers unless they're on one of those learn to read things. If they can't read your personal ad and still feel the need to respond, may death fall upon them.

*shurgs* I find letting myself get angry over their failures carries over into the rest of my life. There I am constantly amazed by the amount of assistance one can get from shyly smiling and saying in a quiet tone of voice "Please excuse me, I know you are busy, but I could use some help..."

That way I get assistance with at least a bit of good humor and not a sour faced clerk.

 

[onceburned]

Having a standard, "Thank you but I am looking for someone unlike yourself" letter is probably a good idea.

I would try to avoid flaming - they hurt well-meaning fools and only incite the real jerks. Some folks have nothing better to do than to vent their bile via email. Collarme's block feature is a very useful tool to deal with the jerks.

 

[Bandit58]

Well I've been looking for bi female play partners and so many men can't read and send me winks and messages (I'm on AdultMatchmaker). My profile clearly states NO MEN and that I do not swing with couples.

I usually reply to the winks with "sorry you're not what I'm looking for", for messages I have a standard kind of note which says if you'd read my profile you'd know that I'm not looking for men I even had one guy confess that he never read profiles anyway - DUH. And the ones that state they have a 9 inch cock and a tongue which can work wonders, well Master usually replies to those and He is not as kind as I am

 

[DVS]

I usually say, "Thanks for taking the time to contact me. I'm so sorry, but you are not quite what I am seeking at this time. Good luck on your search for (_____)."

It never hurts to practice being polite. If they continue to pester you, then you get out the fire extinguisher and hose them down.

EXACTLY! Be polite the first time. Being rude is just the catylist some are looking for. You could cause yourself even more trouble, by sending an initial response of hate.

Now, after being polite the first time and they continue to bash you with unwanted messages, all gloves come off. Or, like onceburned said, the block feature should work for those who don't get the polite message.

Don't stoop to their methods, unless they don't understand a civil message saying "thanks, but no thanks" in response. It's as simple as that.

 

[TaintedB]

Politeness is overrated. The illiterate shouldn't be allowed on computers unless they're on one of those learn to read things. If they can't read your personal ad and still feel the need to respond, may death fall upon them.

That would be funny if they made you take a test before they let you loose on the internet. Make for a better net... maybe. Until the test cliff notes came out.